Option C
Explanation: Unanticipated inflation harms lenders and benefits borrowers. This is because borrowers are now needed to return money worth less than what was borrowed.
Which of the following is a problem of unanticipated inflation? O A. Increases in taxes paid...
Which of the following is a problem of anticipated inflation? OA. Increases in taxes paid by investors. OB. Redistribution of income from lenders to borrowers. O C. Increases in cyclical unemployment. OD. Redistribution of income from borrowers to lenders.
Unanticipated inflation: Select one: a. arbitrarily "taxes" fixed-income groups b. increases the real value of savings c. increases the purchasing power of the dollar d. benefits lenders at the expense of borrowers e. does not affect lenders or borrowers
If inflation falls unexpectedly, this implies QUESTION 9 If inflation falls unexpectedly, this implies a redistribution of purchasing power from borrowers to lenders a redistribution of purchasing power from lenders to borrowers a redistribution of purchasing power from the employed to the unemployed O an improvement for everyone QUESTION 10 One benefit of inflation is the following everyone's nominal wages increase as a result everyone's real wages increase as a result O even if nominal wages are downward rigid, real...
Which of the following is NOT a problem that a demand-pulled, unanticipated inflation tends to create? Select one: a. Banks losing money because the real return on their loans falls O b. A decrease in the value of bonds and saving accounts c. A fall in wages for retirees with a fixed income d. Higher' unemployment rate in the economy O e. A fall in real wages.
Complete the sentences. Aggregate demand increases if expected future income, inflation, or profits And aggregate demand increases if fiscal policy government expenditure. SA O A. decrease; increases O B. increase; decreases OC. decrease, decreases OD. increase: increases Aggregate demand increases if fiscal policy transfer payments O A. decreases; increases OB. increases; increases O C. increases; decreases OD. decreases, decreases Aggregate demand increases if monetary policy the quantity of money and interest rates Click to select your answer. Complete the sentences....
Which of the following deductions is paid by both the employer and employee? O A SUTA taxes O B. FICA taxes O c. federal unemployment taxes OD. federal income taxes
Question 22 (1 point) Which one of the following players benefit from unanticipated inflation? Creditors Flexible income receivers O Debtors Union memebrs
Which of the following is/are true about the costs of inflation? Over the long run, the price level is just a number with no real costs. Inflation erodes the purchasing power of my income, making me poorer. Inflation increases the cost of doing business - like making contracts and printing menus Inflation increases the cost of managing your money - like going to the ATM more often to withdraw money Unexpected increases in inflation transfer wealth from lenders to debtors...
4. The costs of inflation and of combating inflation The following graph shows a short-run Phillips curve for a hypothetical economy. Show the short-run effect of a contractionary monetary policy by dragging the point along the short-run Phillips curve (SRPC) or shifting the curve to the appropriate position. ? 12 11 10 SRPC 8 4 SRPC 3 2 1 0 1 4 5 UNEMPLOYMENT (Percent) INFLATION RATE Percent) Now, show the long-run effect of a contractionary monetary policy by dragging...
4. The costs of inflation and of combating inflation The following graph shows a short-run Phillips curve for a hypothetical economy. Show the short-run effect of a contractionary monetary policy by dragging the point along the short-run Phillips curve (SRPC) or shifting the curve to the appropriate position. ? 12 11 10 SRPC 8 4 SRPC 3 2 1 0 1 4 5 UNEMPLOYMENT (Percent) INFLATION RATE Percent) Now, show the long-run effect of a contractionary monetary policy by dragging...